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Dragon64...I know exactly how you feel. I have the same problem. I find myself questioning if I am doing the right thing. Am I going to be able to do this? It is very frustrating I have to keep telling myself I can ( I hope).

Hello again. I am still fighting feelings if I am doing the right thing? can I do this? Do I have the will power? I hope I am not the only one that feels this way. I'm hoping it will pass. It just worries me about the after. There are so many foods that I am not fond of. I have broaden my palate in the last few years but there is still a lot of things I don't care for, or I like but I like the wrong way. ie, I love broccoli but I want cheese on mine. I love salmon but I want it as a patty, mixed with egg and crackers. I like to go out with friends on occasion and have a few beers. Am I going to be able to do this after surgery? Just feeling frustrated today. Doing some venting.

Thank you Shoelace and Frustr8 for your feedback. I will definitely be a frequent flyer to this site for the support and to see how everyone is doing in their journeys. I got a little worried the other day when I was seeing people talk about the cost of the surgery. So I called the financial people at my doctors office to check this out and was pleased to find out my cost will not be that bad. One less thing to worry about. It just amazes me how this surgery can change a persons life so drastically. This may sound a little selfish but I can't wait to go clothes shopping when I reach my goal weight. How clothes may actually fit right. Be able to find my size. Frustr8, I like that some of you call it you REbirthday. I will remember that and tell my family this. Will be posting my journey and looking forward to others that I can share

Hi everyone I am a new patient for Gastric Sleeve. I just had my 3rd appt. with the Dietitian. A few more months to go before I get a date for surgery. To me this is very scary. I really want to have the surgery but the life afterwards just scares me. I have run this through my mind several times and I still believe I want to go through with it. I have the support of my husband and my one daughter. My other daughter isn't so convinced this is right for me. I currently weigh 239. Should be about 129. It will be a long road. I have read some of your post and most of you are glad you did this. Some of you are not. I have tried several diets in my life and have lost some weight. Only to gain it back and then some. I am a former smoker and after I quit, I gained about 40 lbs. Never got that back off. Will be logging on a lot in the coming months for suggestions and support I hope is going to be here. Here's to many more adventures

I’m glad to hear that someone else has the same problems I deal with Calen people about having the surgery I am in very early stages I go I’m just had my third appointment and medically supervised diet that the rain is gone I’m due to probably have surgery sometime in November I too was very limited who I let know about this there’s one certain person I have not told that’s a relative but every time I talk to her she talks about all I can eat this I can’t do that just need to be exercising watch what you eat she’s never had a weight problem in our whole entire life she doesn’t know what it’s like to be overweight for the most part my family is following me on this And supportive of it I have been overweight almost my entire life and I just decided is now time to really do something to have a better health I’m 64 years old and it’s time that I take control of my health I’m really nervous about it and done a lot of soul-searching because of what the lifestyle is going to be like for me later but I’ve decided I can handle it